Global ETD Search
Search theses and dissertations gathered from participating repositories worldwide. Every result links back to the library that holds it. No account is needed.
Results
Showing 1 to 20 of 60 for “"teaching of writing"”.
-
Classroom Practices in the Teaching of Writing
<p>This study was a descriptive investigation of current practices in the teaching of writing. The subjects were 327 eleventh grade English students and the six English teachers who taught them. The subjects were selected from three of eight high schools operating in a system of approximately …
-
Philosophy of Language and the Teaching of Writing
… in DSpace on 2014-12-10T18:46:28Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 7317294.pdf: 9347758 bytes, checksum: 10d3617126ef53f130de42971dcd47a4 (MD5) Previous issue date: 1972
-
Arresting beauty, framing evidence: An inquiry into photography and the teaching of writing
… examines the uses and conceptualizations of photography in college Composition. Composition has long been conflicted over the relation between form and content---and since the 1970s, between aesthetics and politics. Today, this disciplinary tension manifests in how the visual is brought …
-
How can I foster a child-centred approach to the teaching of writing?
The purpose of this research was to investigate how I could improve my practice by fostering a child-centred approach to the teaching of writing. My value of being child-centred was the driving force behind my research as I was concerned with my teacher led instruction of writing. A self-study …
-
Coming to voice : identity and change in the teaching of writing to women
As a teacher of creative writing, the researcher is interested in the most effective and appropriate approach to the teaching of writing to women. This study considers two approaches to the teaching of writing - writing as self expression, and writing as social practice. It outlines the theoretical …
-
The Impact of Recent Research Trends on the Teaching of Writing in the Middle Grades
… study which measured the attitudes and practices of teachers in the middle grades concerning the teaching of writing. Subjects were 42 teachers of writing in grades five through eight in four small rural school systems. The data gathering instrument was a questionnaire devised by the researcher …
-
A Comparative Study of Two Process Approaches to the Teaching of Writing to Third Grade Students
The purpose of this study was to determine if the quality of writing of third grade students instructed in a structured method of writing would vary from that of a similar group instructed in an unstructured method. The element of learning style that denoted a preference for structure or lack of …
-
Evidence-Based Teaching of Writing Practices: A Survey and Intervention at Elementary and High School Level
Writing skills are important for social and civic participation, educational achievement and employment (European Commission, 2012). However, a third to a half of Scottish students did not attain required writing standards at upper elementary and lower high school grades in 2014 (Scottish …
-
Intertextuality as a conceptual tool for the teaching of writing: Designing professional development that will transfer
Professional development of teachers in writing should lead to quality writing programmes in schools, resulting in accelerated student progress across a variety of communicative purposes for writing (genre). However, interventions commonly assess students in a single writing purpose at the …
-
Ways of improving the teaching of writing in English as a foreign language in Hungarian secondary education
This dissertation focuses on one aspect of foreign language teaching in the Hungarian public education: teaching and the assessment of writing in English as a foreign language.<br/><br/>The ultimate aim of the investigation was to work out a training framework for teacher training institutions to …
-
An Examination of Selected Teaching Strategies to Test Their Effectiveness in the Teaching of Writing (Composition, Apprehension)
This study examines the effects of the treatment instruction on the writing of simple, clear, and descriptive prose by college students, and examines whether that same type of instruction helps to reduce writing apprehension among those students.
-
Investigating the implementation of the Indonesian KTSP (school-based curriculum) in the teaching of writing in year two
… focused on the interpretation and implementation of the Kurikulum Tingkat Satuan Pendidikan (KTSP) in primary schools in Makassar City, Indonesia. The KTSP is a school-based curriculum which was introduced in 2006 and became compulsory across Indonesia in 2009. The main purpose of the study was to …
-
Constructing Exemplary Practice in the Teaching of Writing and Professional English Language Arts Standards: Implications for Novice Special Education Teachers
… dissertation research explored the case studies of four novice special education teachers who were the primary instructors for English language arts for students in grades three through eight with an I.E.P. This study addressed the teachers' perspectives, beliefs, practices, and related induction …
-
An investigation into the relationship between the educational context and the written product of university EFL students with implications for the teaching of writing
This study investigates the sources of difficulties that Damascus University learners face in their composition writing courses at the Department of English Language and Literature. The research is carried out through a longitudinal study of both the context and the product of writing across a four …
Page 1 of 3